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Bomb defused ahead of Queen's Irish visit A bomb has been defused near Dublin ahead of a visit by Queen Elizabeth scheduled to start today, Irish police said. Police defend delay over Kyla's abduction alert Queensland Police has defended the time it took to issue an abduction alert for a Gold Coast girl who was found dead yesterday. Huge cloud hangs over Defence security: Opposition The Federal Opposition says there is a huge cloud over the security of Australian military bases and embassies, after revelations by some former Defence staff. Alleged boat tragedy smuggler faces court An Iranian man has appeared in a Perth Court charged with people smuggling over the Christmas Island boat tragedy. Big tobacco threatens to slash cigarette prices The tobacco industry is threatening to cut the price of cigarettes if it is forced to remove branding from packets.
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Fighting to confront the myth of equal pay The Australian Services Union has won the first stage of a case to recognise how gender might influence pay rates for workers in the community services sector. It is the first national decision on equal pay in three decades. But can it make a difference? Middle-class welfare: not happy Julia Perhaps families earning $150,000 a year are 'rich'. Perhaps they're not. But it's intuitively obvious they shouldn't receive welfare. Hate speech, political violence and climate change Hate speech is shifting our culture, creating a social licence to commit political violence against people who belong to designated groups: Jews, greenies, Muslims, progressives of any stripe. A new welfare morality? For all the huffing and puffing about tough love, the reality is an emerging new welfare morality based on welfare as an investment in citizens. High school debate over federal politics Federal politics right now is reduced to a game of definitions. Julia Gillard defines success as a balanced budget in 2014 and a series of welfare reforms which will enlarge the workforce. She's also trying to define the role of her opponent, Tony Abbott, but Abbott's having none of this. His idea of opposing is to highlight the shortcomings of the Government at every opportunity. Defining the topic to your own advantage is an old debating trick. But shouldn't national politics be about a little more than high school debating principles?
Just in	More Just In Stories >
Bomb defused ahead of Queen's Irish visit A bomb has been defused near Dublin ahead of a visit by Queen Elizabeth scheduled to start today, Irish police said. Man loses leg in boating accident A 35-year-old man has lost a leg in a boating accident near Onslow in Western Australia's Pilbara region. Colleagues in shock over IMF chief's arrest Some high-powered associates of IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn remain in shock today over his arrest on sex charges.
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Bomb defused ahead of Queen's Irish visit A bomb has been defused near Dublin ahead of a visit by Queen Elizabeth scheduled to start today, Irish police said. Colleagues in shock over IMF chief's arrest Some high-powered associates of IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn remain in shock today over his arrest on sex charges. Winklevoss twins lose another Facebook case The twin brothers who accused Facebook Inc and its founder Mark Zuckerberg of stealing their idea for the social networking website have lost their bid to have a US court void a multi-million dollar settlement of their claims.
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EPA's outgoing chief calls development rethink The outgoing head of the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) says the Northern Territory needs to shake the perception that development comes before environmental concerns. NT home prices take a dive The Real Estate Institute of the Northern Territory says figures from the March quarter reveal a softening in the home price market. Rio Tinto joint venture to hunt for uranium Mining giant Rio Tinto says it is finalising negotiations with traditional owners of land near the Northern Territory and Queensland border to explore for uranium in a joint venture with Canadian-based Laramide Resources.
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Govt spending boost for Vic hospitals The Federal Government has announced $440 million in funding for Victoria's public hospitals. Govt promises fair pay deal for teachers The State Government says it will negotiate "in good faith" to deliver a fair pay deal to teachers. Protest against unit complex plans Labor Member for Nightcliff Jane Aagard says she shares resident concerns about a proposed three-storey block of units in the suburb.
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No Inglis, no problem: Maroons Cats legend Davis dies Blues bring in Idris for cover Titans land Maroons forward Myles Ling slated to stop Judd
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La Nina tipped to depart after long, soggy stay Meteorologists are forecasting an end to the weather pattern that resulted in heavy rainfall across most of Australia. New planet found in Goldilocks zone French scientists claim to have found the first planet outside our solar system with the potential to support Earth-like life. Unusual tropical fish washes up on Albany beaches The Department of Fisheries says a strong Leeuwin Current is causing an unusual species of fish to wash up on Albany's shores.
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Tough new restrictions imposed on cement factory The State Government has imposed tough new restrictions on the Cockburn Cement factory, south of Perth. EPA's outgoing chief calls development rethink The outgoing head of the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) says the Northern Territory needs to shake the perception that development comes before environmental concerns. Park officials introduce e-tickets for Uluru Parks Australia says e-tickets are being introduced for travellers to Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in the Northern Territory.
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